Where does “inquinans” come from?
inquinans (Latin) comes from Latin inquino, from Latin cunio, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
inquinans (Latin): polluting, defiling, staining, befouling;...
Definitions
- polluting, defiling, staining, befouling;...
Ancestry of “inquinans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | inquino | I pollute, defile, stain, befoul; I corrupt,... |
| 2 | Latin | cunio | to defecate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyn- | to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;... |
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